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Startups, spinoffs, tech transfer and more: stay up to date on innovation trends with the latest newsletter by Max Planck Innovation, the technology transfer organisation of the Max Planck Society.
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Ten years ago, on 16 February 2005, the Kyoto Protocol came into force. The aim of this international agreement was to reduce the annual emissions of greenhouse gases. Targets and expectations were high, but have the goals been met, and what should happen next?
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In a seven-year research programme, the Max Planck Society intends to investigate every facet of its own history. The research will shed light on the Society’s dynamism as well as its ethical lapses, its missteps and its successes.
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The Max Planck Society and the Minerva Foundation joined the Weizmann Institute of Science in inviting delegates to a two-day festive event to mark the 50th anniversary of German-Israeli diplomatic relations. In keeping with the motto “Celebrating 50 Years of German-Israeli Diplomatic Relations”, top scientists from the two countries came together in Tel Aviv and Rehovot on 10-11 February.
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He was a man who never took the easy way out, who made his feelings known with wit and eloquence: Hubert Markl left a lasting mark on the Max Planck Society as its President from 1996 to 2002. The university teacher and science manager has died after a long illness at the age of 76 years in Konstanz.
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